[pct-l] I'm Fine--Lost PCT Thru Hiker is FOUND

[Andrea Dinsmore]

Ian left our place on Oct 17...last seen on the 19th. Average 5 days to
Stehekin. He was lost in a blizzard and by the time he got to Stehekin he
had been out on the trail 19 days and out of food for 5 days. When the snow
starts up in the N. Cascades it can dump a foot at a time. Day after day of
that and you don't have a chance. I am hoping to get the Snohomish County
SAR to attend the Kick Off and discuss the reality of surprise snow storms
up here. SAR folks were on their second day of having 3 helicopters flying
rescuers into the last place he was seen to search for him. They were
afraid that they would not find him alive after being out there so long
without food, maps, compass or GPS. Remember, Mother Nature is a lot
tougher and a lot meaner than any human.

And besides a hiker getting hurt or loosing their life.....what about your
family and friends. Think what you are going to put them through if you are
lost or die.

PCT MOM

On Sat, Nov 17, 2012 at 2:26 PM, Bob Bankhead <wandering_bob at comcast.net>wrote:

> And this shows what skill, confidence, determination, and a smidgen of luck
> can do for a hiker.
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> That said, very few hikers have those attributes in both the quantity and
> quality that Ian has exhibited.
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> Bottom line: Never let your ego write checks your body can't cash.
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> Corollary: There's always next year. The trail isn't going anywhere.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net [mailto:pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net]
> On Behalf Of Andrea Dinsmore
> Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2012 1:44 PM
> To: SWS; PCT-L
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] I'm Fine--Lost PCT Thru Hiker is FOUND
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> Ian is back home. Spoke with him and his Mom. After arriving in Stehekin
> Ian
> hung out for a few days, went to Chelan and got a cell phone with GPS,
> resupplied and hit the trail northbound again. He finished at the border on
> Nov 11th.
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> PCT MOM
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